diff --git a/src/p_lx_elf.cpp b/src/p_lx_elf.cpp
index e043f040..10d714cc 100644
--- a/src/p_lx_elf.cpp
+++ b/src/p_lx_elf.cpp
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ PackLinuxElf32::generateElfHdr(
                          h2->ehdr.e_shoff = 0;
     assert(get_native16(&h2->ehdr.e_ehsize)    == sizeof(Elf32_Ehdr));
     assert(get_native16(&h2->ehdr.e_phentsize) == sizeof(Elf32_Phdr));
-                         h2->ehdr.e_shentsize = sizeof(Elf32_Shdr);
+           set_native16(&h2->ehdr.e_shentsize, sizeof(Elf32_Shdr));
                          h2->ehdr.e_shnum = 0;
                          h2->ehdr.e_shstrndx = 0;
 
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ PackOpenBSDElf32x86::generateElfHdr(
                          h3->ehdr.e_shoff = 0;
     assert(get_native16(&h3->ehdr.e_ehsize)    == sizeof(Elf32_Ehdr));
     assert(get_native16(&h3->ehdr.e_phentsize) == sizeof(Elf32_Phdr));
-                         h3->ehdr.e_shentsize = sizeof(Elf32_Shdr);
+           set_native16(&h3->ehdr.e_shentsize, sizeof(Elf32_Shdr));
                          h3->ehdr.e_shnum = 0;
                          h3->ehdr.e_shstrndx = 0;
 
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ PackLinuxElf64::generateElfHdr(
                          h2->ehdr.e_shoff = 0;
     assert(get_native16(&h2->ehdr.e_ehsize)    == sizeof(Elf64_Ehdr));
     assert(get_native16(&h2->ehdr.e_phentsize) == sizeof(Elf64_Phdr));
-                         h2->ehdr.e_shentsize = sizeof(Elf64_Shdr);
+           set_native16(&h2->ehdr.e_shentsize, sizeof(Elf64_Shdr));
                          h2->ehdr.e_shnum = 0;
                          h2->ehdr.e_shstrndx = 0;